IMW Mozambique- Chimoio mission station

Chimoio mission station is a unique mission initiative started by MCB ex-mission partners, Rev Malcolm and Gina Oliver in 2015. They have since returned to the Britain but the mission programme is ongoing.

Since the departure of MCB mission partners, the assembly operated without a minister. On Sunday 21 May 2017, Rev Naison and Snikiwe Mutasa with two young sons were commissioned by Bishop Dinis Matsolo (shown above).

Rev Mutasa was on secondment from MC Zimbabwe to serve this Shona speaking congregation in Mozambique. MC Southern Africa agreed to contribute towards this mission programme to promote cross-culture integration in rural places. MC Britain was kindly asked to help with the administrative set up to link the mission station with all the various Connexion Offices especially IMWM in Maputo. Maputo is 1200 kilometres away from Chimoio hence the need to travel by air to attend the event and we stayed afterwards to meet with church leaders and the new minister.

The Chimoio congregation at Cruzamento was very welcoming and the service well attended. I counted more than eighty people present including children. The church is temporarily being held by the manse. They plan to eventually build their church that would double up as a nursery school for the kids.

With God, all things are possible and this was a memorable day of celebrating the Lordship of Christ.

Thank you.

Blessings
Bunmi Olayisade
Africa Partnership Coordinator

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